American saxophonist Sonny Rollins on stage during the Cork Jazz Festival, at the Cork Opera House on 25 October 1981. Several concerts at this venue were recorded by RTÉ Television and broadcast as a nine-part series, 'John Player Jazz International'. Sonny Rollins featured in the programme broadcast on 4 June 1982. The first programme in the series was broadcast on 16 April 1982.